Get Ready for the Paris Olympics!

Get Ready for the Paris Olympics! These books will give you a history of the Olympic games, individual and team achievement, and the history of Paris, France.

Updated May 23, 2024
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The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Brown, Daniel James 1951-
Paper Book
Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the...

797.123 Brown 2013

Finish strong : a father's code and a son's path
Ebner, Nate
Paper Book
The inspiring story of Nate Ebner's bond with his unconventional father and its remarkable consequences Nate Ebner and his father were inseparable. From an early age, they worked side-by-side in the family junkyard, where part of the job was dispensing citizen's justice to...
796.33 Ebner Ebner 2021
Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe
Maraniss, David
Paper Book
A riveting new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still Mattered. Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon...
796.092 Thorpe Maraniss 2022
Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas
Pappas, Alexi
Paper Book
The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she's learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE * "Heartbreaking and hilarious."-...
796.42 Pappas Pappas 2021
Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Schaap, Jeremy.
Paper Book
From the ESPN national correspondent and author of the New York Times bestseller Cinderella Man comes the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of a defining moment in sports and world history. In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and a storm troopers goose-stepping, an...
796.42 Ow2ys
Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
Smith, Tommie 1944-
Paper Book
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon...
796.42 Smith Smith 2022 Teen nonfiction

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